By Julio Jáuregui Hello Parents! I hope everyone is well. One thing was brought to my attention from our last workshop is that every student in my group said they don’t have a set practice […]
Seven Practice Tips
By Laure Struber Efficient practice is key for musical development as it allows students to absorb and deepen the musical skills they learnt with their teacher, and it creates a lifetime partnership between them […]
Music is Movement
By Kristina Lee Some months ago, I wrote an article called Is Music a Language? The conclusion of the article was that music is not a language in its strict definition but that the process […]
Is Music a Language?
By Kristina Lee *This article is a follow-up to a blog I wrote called Why We do 45 minute lessons? The short answer is a “No.” Music is a medium of communication, but it is […]
Why We Do 45-minute Lessons
By Kristina Lee It used to be that I would start a beginning student with 30-min lessons and then move them to longer lessons. We don’t offer 30-min lessons anymore because along the way, I […]
Reflections from Cuba
According to The Lonely Planet Guid, the Recipe for Being Cuban is: Take a dose of WWII rationing, and a pinch of Soviet-Era austerity, add in the family values of South America, the educational virtues […]